Grade Six Arts Education - Lesson Fourteen

Learning Objectives
Activities

Lesson Fourteen: Workshopping Students' Dance Compositions
Components:
creative/productive
critical/responsive

The Warm-up
Time: 5 minutes

continue to challenge and extend their bodies' cardiovascular abilities, flexibility, strength, balance and co-ordination

Teach students a simple dance phrase such as four walks forward, four walks sideways, 1/2 turn, 1/2 turn, jump, skitter backwards and hold. Have students repeat the phrase while varying the floor pattern, direction and order of the movements. Accompany students with a percussion instrument, gradually increasing the tempo. End the warm-up by leading students in stretching exercises.
Reflection
Time: 40 minutes
Explain that students will be showing their dance compositions as works-in-progress to their peers. A work-in-progress is one in which the work is incomplete. The purpose of showing works-in- progress is to benefit from the advice of others before the compositions are finalized. Caution students that they will need to decide if they agree with the advice they receive before changing their dance compositions. Review appropriate behaviour for responding to peers' work.

reflect on and examine their peers' work while valuing the work as expressions of unique experiences

Have each group show its dance composition to the class. Record the compositions on video. Have students describe and analyse the compositions, focusing on the elements of dance, principles of composition and form.

clarify their own motives and develop insight into the motives of others through learning activities and assignments (CEL: CCT)

Ask the creators to describe what they were trying to achieve in their dance composition. Were they successful? What worked in the dance compositions? What could the class suggest to improve the compositions? Have students try some of the suggestions so the class can see if the solutions work. Discuss other problems students would like their teacher and peers to help them solve.
The Cool-down
Time: 5 minutes
Ask students to take the last five minutes of the lesson to cool down their bodies using slow, non-bouncing stretches.

synthesize ideas gleaned from viewing and discussion with prior knowledge and understanding
(CEL: C)

Homework: Ask students to record in their dance portfolios their peers' suggestions and comments and how they might be incorporated. Have students include their own ideas for refinement in their reflections.

Learning Objectives	Activities
	Lesson Fourteen: Workshopping Students' Dance Compositions Components: creative/productive critical/responsive The Warm-up Time: 5 minutes
continue to challenge and extend their bodies' cardiovascular abilities, flexibility, strength, balance and co-ordination	Teach students a simple dance phrase such as four walks forward, four walks sideways, 1/2 turn, 1/2 turn, jump, skitter backwards and hold. Have students repeat the phrase while varying the floor pattern, direction and order of the movements. Accompany students with a percussion instrument, gradually increasing the tempo. End the warm-up by leading students in stretching exercises. Reflection Time: 40 minutes Explain that students will be showing their dance compositions as works-in-progress to their peers. A work-in-progress is one in which the work is incomplete. The purpose of showing works-in- progress is to benefit from the advice of others before the compositions are finalized. Caution students that they will need to decide if they agree with the advice they receive before changing their dance compositions. Review appropriate behaviour for responding to peers' work.
reflect on and examine their peers' work while valuing the work as expressions of unique experiences	Have each group show its dance composition to the class. Record the compositions on video. Have students describe and analyse the compositions, focusing on the elements of dance, principles of composition and form.
clarify their own motives and develop insight into the motives of others through learning activities and assignments (CEL: CCT)	Ask the creators to describe what they were trying to achieve in their dance composition. Were they successful? What worked in the dance compositions? What could the class suggest to improve the compositions? Have students try some of the suggestions so the class can see if the solutions work. Discuss other problems students would like their teacher and peers to help them solve. The Cool-down Time: 5 minutes Ask students to take the last five minutes of the lesson to cool down their bodies using slow, non-bouncing stretches.
synthesize ideas gleaned from viewing and discussion with prior knowledge and understanding (CEL: C)	Homework: Ask students to record in their dance portfolios their peers' suggestions and comments and how they might be incorporated. Have students include their own ideas for refinement in their reflections.